Sentences with phrase «by a classmate on»

The hard part is that the only thing they have is an item that was drawn a few minutes earlier by a classmate on the piece of paper.

Across the hall, another classroom of students may listen to and critique essays delivered by classmates on drugs and gangs.

Not exact matches

The company was started in 2007 by MIT graduate Drew Houston, who soon brought on fellow classmate Arash Ferdowsi to help develop Dropbox's early plans.

I was surrounded by a bunch of classmates who were guaranteed success, because no matter what they did, they had generations of wealth and connections to rely on.

Like Dunbar, Mangi is revered by classmates and faculty alike for his humility and his focus on giving back.

He told me he's done the research on different gun control proposals, and opposes nearly all of them, telling me that ideas lifted up by his Parkland classmates (like lowering magazine capacity or reinstating the federal assault weapons ban) are «likely unconstitutional and likely statistically devoid of benefit.»

(CNN) For years before Nikolas Cruz gunned down classmates and teachers at his former high school, his mother had repeatedly called police to the home to help deal with his violent outbursts, threats and self - destructive behavior, according to police documents obtained by CNN on Friday.

On a warm summer evening in 1954, my high school classmate Gerry and I walked up to the steel fence topped by tall bronze spears that surrounded the Eisenhower White House.

He was also wanted them to put skin in the game by investing in CDL companies they liked, though he made a handful of exceptions for entrepreneurs whose companies hadn't yet paid out from a sale or IPO, such as Geordie Rose, a former UBC classmate who had gone on to co-found quantum - computer maker D - Wave Systems.

These criteria were employed in choosing the well adjusted children: Plays well with other children, appears to be a happy child, has reasonable control over his emotions, can be depended on, is achieving somewhere near his capacity, is able to think for himself, is kind and helpful to teachers and classmates, is liked and respected by his peers.)

And by the looks on the faces of classmate David (left) and Larry, you would think the vinaigrette was a challenge to make but don't be fooled, it's easy.

Meanwhile, the losers will be shunned by society... bullied by classmates for crying on national TV, forced into trying drugs and alcohol at an even younger age than the winning team before ultimately becoming lifelong criminals themselves.

Aside from fantasizing about seizing the Ginty from his bag and using it to commit parricide; aside from spending the weekend concealing my politics from my dad's gin - blossomed, tartan - blazered classmates; other than being treated by my wife, Laura, upon my return, like a man who had blown two weeks wages on a drinking and gambling binge, I could not have had a better time.

Mathis is a former Harvard Law classmate of President Obama's who was an early heavyweight on the Obama finance committee and had already co-chaired a major fundraiser for him at the Grand Hyatt by the time he met with DiNapoli.

It impacts on the individuals who fall behind their classmates, and on schools who are punished by the way that absenteeism impacts on their school bandings.

BY ANDY HUMM Abel Cedeno, 18, the bullied gay Bronx student who said he defended himself with a knife against an attack from classmate Matthew McCree September 27 in front of their fellow students and two teachers, testified in his own defense on Tuesday morning before a Bronx grand jury, and the second - degree murder charge -LSB-...]

The results were clear: Students who strategically reflected on how to use their resources to learn effectively ended up with higher grades at the end of the semester, outperforming their classmates by an average of one third of a letter grade.

If a former classmate walks by you on the street and looks you in the face without saying so much as «hello,» don't be dismayed.

Students who are bullied because of sexual orientation have willing defenders in their classmates — motivated by leadership, courage, their beliefs in justice, altruism and having lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender friends, according to a Boston College professor and co-author of a new report on bullying at school.

On average, children were listed as a friend by five of their classmates and as an enemy by two.

Or you might be a full - time mom who sees a former MFA classmate celebrating her latest book launch on social media and think, «If I hadn't had kids, I could have written five books by now too.»

Fourth graders who showed signs of depression were more likely than their classmates to be victimized as fifth graders, and kids who were picked on in fifth grade tended to be less accepted by their peers in sixth grade.

Review I have seen this movie twice, probably the third romantic movie that compelled me to do that, and the reasons are quite simple: It's probably impossible that anyone can't relate to young Josh Hutcherson's character, an 11 year old with a normal middle class life and problems (parents initiating divorce); that its surprise by the rediscovery of a young classmate (Charley Ray) initially as an unexpected friend and later as something else... The well crafted work of director Mark Levin is based on the mutual discovery of all these feelings (mostly new and uncontrolled) that evolved in Josh's character and in another particular viewer: you.

The film directed by J.A. Bayona (who will direct Jurassic World 2 next) is based on the book of the same name by Patrick Ness and follows a 12 - year - old boy (Lewis MacDougall) who in dealing with his mother's (Felicity Jones) terminal illness, his less - than sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a friend in a nocturnal monster (voiced by Liam Neeson).

They were two small Jewish kids forever being picked on by their bigger classmates, and magic both forged their friendship and saved them from more serious bullying.

Mychal Bell, 17, the first of the classmates to go on trial, was quickly convicted in a kangaroo court by an all - white jury presided over by a white judge in less than three hours.

Once again, instead of Falcone elbowing us to sneer at her pit stains like the film's one over-the-top snob (played with zest by Debby Ryan), he aligns us with Deanna's friend and classmate Helen (Gillian Jacobs), who stares down the haters and cheers her buddy on.

He undergoes a stylistic transformation led by fellow classmate Talia (Gugu Mbatha - Raw), who teaches him how to dress, comb his hair, and just ride around on his scooter with her «gang.»

She is ridiculed by her classmates in the moment and, worse, the rest of the school, after one of the girls, Chris (Doubleday, Youth in Revolt), captures the moment with her cell phone and then posts it up on YouTube for all of the world to see.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Jay Asher and follows Dylan Minnette's Clay in the wake of his classmate — and crush — Hannah's suicide as he listens to her recordings about why she decided to take -LSB-...]

Adrift, Sutter goes off on a «spectacular» bender, after which he is found on a suburban lawn by Aimee (a luminous Shailene Woodley, who last wowed audiences in The Descendants), a classmate of his whom he has no memory of ever having met.

And Michael Haneke's cautionary parable about disaffected, medium - cool adolescence is as much a reference point as Paranormal Activity and its sequels; here, the malevolent ghost in the machine is the spirit of Laura, who decides to take revenge on the classmates who she believes drove her to death one year ago by posting an unflattering video online.

There is also a great deal of time spent exploring the torch carried by Rosie's daughter on one of her classmates, and while this is certainly not a complete burden on the spirit of the film, I wonder why so much time is given to exploring such pursuits when whatever parallels one can draw between the two different love interests, the older and younger, are so minimal.

A Wrinkle in Time (PG for peril and mature themes) Ava DuVernay adapted this coming - of - age fantasy from Madeleine L'Engle's children's novel of the same name revolving around a young girl (Storm Reid) who, accompanied by a classmate (Levi Miller), her little brother (Deric McCabe) and three astral travelers (Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon), embarks on an epic quest to a distant planet in search of her missing scientist father (Chris Pine) With Gugu Mbatha - Raw, Michael Pena and Zach Galifianakis.

Director Colin Trevorrow (working from a script by Gregg Hurwitz), who put himself on the map with «Jurassic World,» turns the movie's first half into an affecting character study as Henry and his mother wrestle with the issue of how to deal with suspected child abuse involving a next - door girl classmate (Maddie Ziegler) and her sinister stepfather (Dean Norris).

Based on a graphic - novel memoir by cartoonist Derf Backderf — who was actually a high school classmate of Dahmer's in Akron, Ohio, in the late»70s — the film follows «Jeff» through his last year of high school, chronicling his struggle with his sexuality, his ultimately futile attempts to make and keep friends, and the slow buildup of warning signs about the deeply disturbed man Dahmer would become.

A Wrinkle in Time revolves around teenager Meg Murray, who teams up with her younger brother, her classmate and three astral travelers to save her father, who is being held prisoner on a distant planet by a universe - spanning evil.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening August 6, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Flipped (PG for mild epithets and mature themes) Puppy love drama about a 2nd grader (Madeline Carroll) whose enduring crush on a cute classmate (Callan McAuliffe) goes unrequited for a half dozen years until the script is flipped when she starts to lose interest just as he finally begins to fall for her.

Based on the award - winning children's fantasy novel, «12 - year - old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.»

Logan Lerman stars in the coming - of - age drama, which is based on the novel by Philip Roth about the son of a kosher butcher who leaves his sheltered family life in New Jersey to attend college in Ohio, where he clashes with the dean (Tracy Letts) and falls for a classmate (Sarah Gadon).

After one of their classmates (Azure Skye) is killed in a freak, «Final Destination» - like accident following a creepy voicemail she received on her cell phone, the rest of the group begins to perish one by one.

Slapping the nickname «Needy» on Seyfried's only - possibly - nerdy - by - movie - standards - otherwise - hotter - than - 99 % - of - my - hs - classmates best friend character (full name: Anita Lesnicki, her nickname seems designed to add superfluous character the incredibly - talented Seyfried can supply with a mere inclination of her head) is the first hint of Cody doing her thing; by the time Jennifer is mocking Needy's bf Chip (the sublime Johnny Simmons) as «lime green Jell - o» the Cody Dialogue Effect is in full force within the film.

Ostensibly inspired by Hester Prynne, the adulterous protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's «The Scarlet Letter,» she even sews a red «A» on the corset she wears to a house party thrown by a classmate.

To commemorate her year at Harvard, the Colorado native embarked on the project, «20 Headstands: A Year at Harvard» — a series of images taken by classmate Laura Suval, Ed.M.»

The school's unique structure meant that children were members of four different peer groups: their classmates of the same age; their dormmates of various ages (which in my case included an older boy by the name of Shimon Peres); the coeducational members of their youth group; and their fellow workers on the farm.

They each picked up a piece of cardboard with his or her name on it, and started the meeting by greeting the person next to him or her by name, saying, «Good morning,» and either shaking the person's hand or giving a classmate a high - five.

Be inspired by your classmates and challenge yourself to contribute to and comment on each other's projects and brainstorms.

Students write an idea or quote from their reading on the wall and then read and respond in writing to the remarks placed on the wall by their classmates, drawing connections and asking questions.

My classmate Ted was a natural at math, one of the Two Talents measured by the SATs at the time, and on a sure path to Most Favored Student status.

To start last year, teacher Kevin Durden gave his fourth graders step - by - step instructions for blogging about literature and posting comments on their classmates» blogs.